Southern Livestock Market Report

Oak Park, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1,070 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $511.82/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 466 lb · 50 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $474.14/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 421 lb · 43 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.76/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,682/hd at 633 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,070	925	842
Feeder cattle	852	778	699
Slaughter cattle	91	96	138
Replacement cattle	127	51	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady. Replacement Cattle steady. Feeder Bulls and all Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Steers 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sharply higher.

▲ Feeder bulls: Feeder Bulls and all Calf Classes steady to 2.00 higher
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder Heifers sharply higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder Steers 2.00 - 4.00 higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement Cattle steady
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter Cows and Slaughter Bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217	217	3	600.00	$600.00	$1,302	—
355–380	362	23	545.00–567.50	$565.52	$2,047	+16.23
400–445	411	25	525.00–555.00	$547.83	$2,252	+25.15
450–498	466	50	480.00–522.00	$511.82	$2,385	+31.00
529–547	537	13	472.50	$472.50	$2,537	-3.02
561	561	7	454.00	$454.00	$2,547	-1.00
614–646	633	41	410.00–437.00	$423.76	$2,682	+10.74
665–680	673	3	380.00–400.00	$389.93	$2,624	-11.39
730–742	737	6	355.00–378.00	$372.19	$2,743	+16.17
750–765	758	2	350.00–365.00	$357.43	$2,709	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	283	2	560.00–565.00	$562.43	$1,592	—
300–345	320	4	550.00–555.00	$552.62	$1,768	—
375–386	383	8	510.00–540.00	$516.84	$1,979	-8.28
400–435	418	3	495.00–515.00	$504.88	$2,110	+14.77
450–490	471	18	450.00–478.00	$470.27	$2,215	+8.97
514–549	532	35	450.00–464.00	$460.95	$2,452	+4.17
584–593	588	7	422.50–434.00	$427.47	$2,514	-2.73
620–628	626	5	385.00–390.00	$385.99	$2,416	-7.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	510.00–520.00	$514.96	$1,663	+7.44
413–445	424	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,014	+17.93
455–495	486	5	420.00–440.00	$426.11	$2,071	-6.80
500–530	510	4	400.00–420.00	$414.80	$2,115	+3.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	9	530.00–555.00	$541.25	$1,488	—
300–345	316	4	500.00–530.00	$511.38	$1,616	—
355–395	371	21	475.00–500.00	$488.17	$1,811	-6.83
405–443	421	43	455.00–484.00	$474.14	$1,996	+4.17
450–477	470	11	450.00–466.00	$462.45	$2,174	+11.08
505–543	528	5	412.50–415.00	$414.04	$2,186	-20.53
570–598	581	20	390.00–428.00	$410.52	$2,385	+10.62
601	601	7	420.00	$420.00	$2,524	+50.00
705–740	727	5	320.00–325.00	$320.97	$2,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	274	4	500.00–505.00	$502.58	$1,377	—
305–345	320	13	470.00–495.00	$482.76	$1,545	+13.41
350–395	381	14	450.00–470.00	$460.28	$1,754	+2.16
410–445	430	17	430.00–450.00	$442.24	$1,902	-0.45
450–495	474	32	420.00–440.00	$431.59	$2,046	-0.93
510–540	532	16	390.00–405.00	$392.47	$2,088	-7.84
555	555	2	355.00–370.00	$362.50	$2,012	-22.50
601–615	604	9	360.00–365.00	$362.21	$2,188	+3.16
660–665	662	3	320.00–342.50	$334.96	$2,217	+12.45
700–705	703	2	290.00–310.00	$299.96	$2,109	+1.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	264	4	450.00–475.00	$462.09	$1,220	-4.58
300–335	318	10	440.00–465.00	$454.10	$1,444	+9.68
350–385	370	13	415.00–440.00	$432.95	$1,602	-1.69
420–435	430	3	410.00–425.00	$418.43	$1,799	-7.47
455–494	482	15	375.00–415.00	$403.75	$1,946	+2.71
505–540	528	9	350.00–375.00	$362.85	$1,916	-0.59
560–595	574	4	320.00–350.00	$338.73	$1,944	+0.23
610–635	623	6	320.00–345.00	$332.73	$2,073	+10.32
665–690	678	2	300.00–315.00	$307.36	$2,084	+6.12

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	277	3	555.00–580.00	$568.28	$1,574	-5.74
300–345	317	5	535.00–555.00	$547.97	$1,737	—
355–395	375	2	490.00–495.00	$492.37	$1,846	-2.09
405–449	442	10	450.00–475.00	$467.11	$2,065	+10.44
450–495	474	7	425.00–450.00	$437.71	$2,075	+0.75
505–540	518	9	400.00–415.00	$407.15	$2,109	-1.49
560–590	576	4	355.00–375.00	$365.07	$2,103	-14.84
615–620	618	2	375.00	$375.00	$2,318	-3.38
685–695	690	3	335.00–345.00	$340.01	$2,346	+0.01
700–745	724	7	320.00–345.00	$333.59	$2,415	—
755–795	775	2	305.00–335.00	$319.61	$2,477	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	232	3	570.00–620.00	$587.27	$1,362	—
258–280	270	5	590.00–615.00	$598.20	$1,615	-4.43
301–310	303	10	580.00–602.50	$588.94	$1,784	+0.92
360–385	373	2	515.00	$515.00	$1,921	-3.97
405–445	421	6	480.00–510.00	$495.85	$2,088	+9.57
450–485	471	10	455.00–485.00	$473.15	$2,229	+6.57
500–530	509	7	420.00–425.00	$420.70	$2,141	-16.69
555–583	568	6	390.00–420.00	$409.01	$2,323	+9.01
655–665	658	4	357.50–360.00	$358.13	$2,356	-5.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	530.00–535.00	$532.59	$1,438	+15.02
300–345	325	6	495.00–530.00	$514.88	$1,673	-5.86
350–395	378	10	450.00–480.00	$465.56	$1,760	-5.82
405–430	418	3	410.00–440.00	$425.30	$1,778	-9.50
450–490	475	4	400.00–420.00	$411.24	$1,953	+10.00
605–620	613	2	340.00–355.00	$347.41	$2,130	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1275	1033	85-90%	19	157.00–169.00	$161.92	$1,673	—
1015–1155	1073	85-90%	5	174.00–180.00	$177.18	$1,901	+30.90
855–1355	1128	85-90%	19	130.00–156.00	$148.03	$1,670	-16.06

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1435	1256	80-85%	9	152.00–169.00	$163.33	$2,051	-12.16
1155–1380	1279	80-85%	5	172.00–179.00	$174.52	$2,232	+12.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	75-80%	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,914	—
1315–1710	1487	75-80%	8	156.00–171.00	$163.84	$2,436	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1635	1340	4	172.00–182.00	$176.79	$2,369	—
1200–2270	1667	11	194.00–213.00	$202.85	$3,382	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1590	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,550.00–3,050.00	$2,843.18
1060–1465	1257	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,450.00–3,050.00	$2,666.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1170	1148	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,950.00–2,400.00	$2,170.59
1100–1200	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,050.00–2,400.00	$2,232.61
1025–1365	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,350.00	$2,142.37

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–990	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,550.00–2,000.00	$1,806.78
880–985	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,150.00	$1,843.30
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–960	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,350.00–3,650.00	$3,071.53	—
900–980	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—
1005–1185	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–3,650.00	$2,966.44	—
1025–1185	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,250.00–3,750.00	$3,518.10	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.